College Catalog
For more information about courses for the Chemistry Department, visit the online, searchable College Catalog. The Undergraduate Catalog also includes academic department and major information, academic regulations and resources, admission standards and requirements, and tuition, fees, and financial aid information.
Majors and Minors
I appreciate the fact that at Guilford we were able to have a close relationship with our professors. The way they taught really gave me a firm grasp of the concepts related to organic chemistry.
- The A.B. in Chemistry provides flexibility for students with an interest in Chemistry who also intend to pursue an additional undergraduate major or attend medical, dental, veterinary, business or law school.
- The B.S. in Chemistry requires additional upper-level Math, Physics and Chemistry courses and prepares majors to work in the chemical industry or pursue graduate research in Chemistry and related fields.
- The Chemistry Minor gives students tools to explore fundamental principles of Chemistry through research and hands-on learning connected to their major and career goals.
Awards and Scholarships
To recognize superior work in Chemistry, the department annually offers a prize for outstanding achievement to a first-year student in chemical principles and the Harvey Ljung Scholarship to a rising senior Chemistry major. In addition, the department selects a senior for the Ted Benfey Outstanding Student Award. Chemistry majors are also eligible for the Glaxo-Wellcome Women in Science Scholarship, awarded annually to an outstanding rising junior woman science major.
Chemistry Department News and Events
Jenn Abelin ’09, a Chemistry and Biology double major whose work focuses on mass spectrometry and cancer research, earned her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia and did post-doc work at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where she works today.
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The struggle in chemistry was real for Carrie Shropshire ’16. Yet as the Oak Ridge, N.C., native wrestled with the concepts in high school, something happened. She began to appreciate the science enough to take it to the next level.
Ashley Tracy ’20 shares how her Guilford journey helped her grow, transform her life, and set her on the path to dental school.
Ampofo Darko '04, a Chemistry major and now a professor, partners with current Guilford students on a new research project.
Two weeks before graduation and Don McTaggart ’21 was on “on cloud 9” — with good reason. The Chemistry major with minors in Math and Computing, Technology, and Information Systems has much to celebrate.
